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The Roundup

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6 years ago
How the Canucks can use cap space to their advantage, Leafs may be interested in Dumba, what the Flames need to be a contender, crazy playoff ride comes to an end in Edmonton, what makes a Top 6 forward, 2017 draft rankings, looking at free agent Joe Thornton and more in this week’s Nation Roundup brought to you by Violent Gentlemen.
In the Roundup we go around the Nation Network and give you some of the best articles of the last couple weeks. Every once in a while it’s good to know what other teams are doing, or maybe you find an interesting article you wouldn’t have found otherwise.
Note* This article is posted across all Nation Network team sites so comments are an open forum.

LEAFS

Should the Leafs trade for Matthew Dumba (Ryan Fancey)
Leafs will officially pick 17th in draft (Sam Blazer)
Babcock says Leafs will be adding European free agents (Ryan Hobart)
Picking the best D man in the draft may not be as easy as it seems (Ian Tulloch)

CANUCKS

Is Horvat on track to be better than Kesler? (Always90Four)
Draft: The case for trading down from 5th (Jackson McDonald)
How the Canucks can use their cap space and Shore up their goaltending (J.D. Burke)
Is the grass actually ‘Greener?’ (Matthew Henderson)
Disappointment: Loui Eriksson (Jackson McDonald)

RED WINGS

The 5 best moments from the 2016-17 season (Nick Seguin)
WingsNation team MVP, Rookie of the year, Norris winners (Sam Blazer)

FLAMES

The Flames need to develop their own depth players (Ryan Pike)
Becoming contenders: Fix the bottom six (Christian Roatis)
Becoming contenders: Address the goaltending (Christian Roatis)
Report: Flames missed out on Ben Bishop 3 times (Ryan Pike)
Flames can acquire their own Cam Talbot this summer (Christian Roatis)

OILERS

Playoffs come to an end: What a ride (baggedmilk)
Real Life podcast with Ryan Smyth (Listen)
Nugent-Hopkins, Eberle, Pouliot – Shooting blanks (Jason Gregor)
Oiler hopes for the next decade may rest on Leon Draisaitl (Jonathan Willis)

Hockeyfights.com – Scrap of the week

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More from around the Network:

Which service has the most outlandish 2017 Draft rankings (Jeremy Davis)
Free agent profile: Joe Thornton (Cam Lewis)
What is a Top 6 forward? (Shawn Reis)
Play fantasy baseball? Checkout this new Nation site (Daily Dugout)

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